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Show b Ai. Begin soon to feed a 5p knowhow and exall. It must be done with cons latent care. R Is not a task to leave to the children. Utah One successful dairyman stated, "How those requires perience. Above calves are raised to provide replacements for the herd means the difference to me between profit and loss, between success and failure In the dairy buslaeaa. We constantly must keep In mind that we are dealing with a new-bo- rn baby that Is highly susceptible to Indigestion and Infections." Dr. George E. Stoddard, "head, Department of Dairy Science, Utah State University, says to avoid digestive troubles, one rule is paramount; never overfeed milk or fluids to the calf, especially at a young age. The temperature of the milk is not cirtical. Though most successful dairymen prefer to feed it about body temperature, others have had equally good success feeding It cold. Whichever you cho maximum of five pounds daily. At about one month of age you may start adding a simple grain mix and still get good growth on the ca!L Increase the proportion of grain until it has totally replaced the starter when the calf is about four months of age. Five pounds of the supplement is sufficient for If the heifers are growth. growing well, you can gradually remove the grain mix from their diet at about 10 months of age. Starting the week of birth, you may feed good quality ves. you may freeze some for later use with calves ose to use, be consistent. He says your calves are apt to have less gastric upsets If you feed them with nipple palls or nipple bottles than if you feed them with open pails. Be careful to properly clean and store all equipment after each fe- Feeding dairy calves 1 art and a science. both an R nu- tritious dry calf starter supplement of about 18 to 20 percent protein. Give it to the calf free choice up to a whose mothers do not provide any colostrum. Feed the calf about four quarts of milk and or colostrum dally, depending on its size. Most dairymen use two feedings a day. But research at the USU Dairy Farm has shown that calves will do well when fed once a day If the feeding is properly managed. Other research andexpsr-iersc- e has shown that you mav be able to otta'n substantial savings by substituting other feeds for milk if you do it with caution. These feeds include commercial milk replace r, some milk that is sour or contains an antibiotic residue but is not gargety or clabbered, and colostrum that has been permitted to ferment . Other research has edbag. The most Important feeding of the calfs life will do most to save its life. Thats a feeding of colostrum soon after birth. The calf may suckle It or you may milk It out and feed it to the calf. Remember that colostrum contains important antibodies to protect the calf against local disease organisms. The calf can absorb these Into its system for 12 hours or more after birth If this is the first feed it has consumed. Colostrum is also high in vitamin A or carotene and other nutrients and It promotes normal function of the intestinal tract. That colostrum not needed for the newborn realf m?y be diluted with equal parts of water and cal fed to other alfalfa hay free choice. Daring the pasture season, you may permit the calves to graze pastures, if you pro- - non-sala- ble shown float are not blaming the high fcod That was determln- - They farmers for replacer. prices. x N Seiss A$$ncy 20 - IM cribed. Dont overlook the importance of water. During cool weather, milk may supply sufficient water. During hot weather, give the calves supplemental water between feedings until water is available free choice. Get the calves accustomed to free access to water during or shortly after the period. milk-feedi- Dr. Stoddard said these suggestions apply in the feeding of dairy calves under normal conditions. If the disease level and calf losses are high, you may have to feed antibiotics and take other necessary measures along with the feeding. LIGHTWEIGHT MAGNESIUM DECK ROTARY MOWER ed in a survey to discover what the public says about food, farmers and agriculture according to Ray Finch, USU Marketing Specialist stated. The study was conducted in the fall of 1973 by PACER, a national corporation tnat represents a number of communicatagricultural ions organizations. As noted from the following examples, the results generally are favorable to agriculture. Compared with The average nonfarm persons, farmers are seen as dependmore able, harder-workin- g, friendly and helpful, and more productive per manhour. 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In the publics tX mind, to Inflation (72 to selling food toother countries (64 percent) and to higher production costs for formers (50 percent) Farmers and farm organ- Puih-typ- o nn ng colo- "pickled" strum can be fed successfully If it is diluted with equal parts of water just before feeding and fed at rates suggested lor milk or milk non-wea- vide them access to aifal& hay, and feed the milk or milk substitute, calf starter and grain as previously des- zvFJi- - '' casta ' Wi & w - - - ,y . S -- V fi M kr A a w I wr o' |